tiingavoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *tǝŋǝ (“pubic hair, throat hair of caribou”), from Proto-Eskimo *tǝŋǝ (“pubic hair, throat hair of caribou”). Compare tingi (“pubic hair”), and tingajuk (“throat hair of caribou”).

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /tiiŋavuq/, [t͡sɪː.ŋə.vɔq]

Verb

tiingavoq

(intransitive) is horny (sexually aroused)

Derived terms

tiinganeq (“horniness, sexual desire”)
tiingartooq (“lecherous person, horny person”)
tiingalerpoq (“becomes horny”)
tiinganiakujuffigineqarneq (“sexual harassment”)